Cyclone Martin
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Martin was a violent European windstorm which crossed southern Europe (France, Spain, Switzerland and Italy) on 27–28 December 1999, one day after another powerful storm, Lothar.
Wind speeds reached around 200 km/h in French département of Charente-Maritime (198 km/h in Oleron island and 194 km/h in Royan)[1], sustained winds of over 140 km/h were observed in Gironde (Cap Ferret, 173 km/h), Vendée (Île d'Yeu, 162 km/h) Haute-Vienne (Limoges, 148 km/h)[2] and Haute-Garonne (Toulouse, 141 km/h). The storm caused 30 fatalities. Building and infrastructures suffered major damage, and mains power and safety systems were knocked out due to flooding at the Blayais Nuclear Power Plant, resulting in a 'level 2' event on the International Nuclear Event Scale.[3]
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- ^ "Les vents de l'enfer". L'est républicain. 2009-12-09. http://www.estrepublicain.fr/fr/zoom/tempete-1999/info/2445060-Decembre-1999-les-vents-de-l-enfer-(-Videos-diaporamas-dossier-). Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ "Les tempêtes de décembre 1999". Météo-France. 1999-12-28. http://france.meteofrance.com/jsp/site/Portal.jsp?page_id=10591&document_id=20518&portlet_id=43748. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ COMMUNIQUE N°7 - INCIDENT SUR LE SITE DU BLAYAIS ASN, published 1999-12-30, accessed 2011-03-22
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- This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
